Oh, dear Sirius, I’ve been a fool. How could I ever have left you? Please…take me back. You can blame it all on me.

I was a subscriber to Sirius Satellite Radio for about a year and a half. My boyfriend was paying for the subscription until we had a blip on the radar and he stopped. So, I listened until the day my subscription ran out. And what a sad, sad day that was.

So, I listened to regular radio. When you’ve gotten used to Sirius, that’s not an easy transition. Commercial breaks, annoying morning chatter, and those horrible moments when those two are all that’s on and I would have to choose between them. Meanwhile, my Sirius receiver sat mounted on my dash, staring at me longingly, silent and lonely.

After two months, I couldn’t stand it anymore and decided to restart the subscription to Sirius on New Year’s Day.

I called customer service and explained my situation. The receiver had been activated previously so I didn’t have to pay any activation fees. I gave the woman on the phone my Sirius ID number, address, and billing information. The customer service woman wasn’t the greatest at sales and marketing. After explaining that my city of residence was not pronounced “Cheerios” and my last name was not “Cheryl”, she finally got my information. After trying to sell me the “more money up front but cheaper overall” deals, I settled on a monthly plan. Lucky me, since the monthly billing period starts on the 1st of the month. My timing was perfect.

My Sirius is back and I’m in love. Sure, regular radio is free and no one wants to PAY for radio. Wrong! This girl does, pal.

Regular radio just just can’t compete. It has nowhere near the music selection of Sirius. I have an ear for all types of music and I don’t like being forced to settle for whatever is on the mainstream channels. Also, with regular radio, I found myself discovering fewer songs I liked and wanted to download. This may have been because I mainstream music beat songs into our heads before introducing new stuff, or because regular radio doesn’t display the song information unless the station has the text option enabled.

I love having a variety of genres to choose from and explore, so Sirius fits me perfectly. All without commercials! Highly recommended.

Things That Cream My Twinkie:
* Rocking out and having the artist and song title right in front of me on the display. Avoids the “Let me see if I can catch a lyric and look it up later” crap.
* I am one happy girl so long as my little orange Sirius receiver is up and running.
* The traffic on the 101, the Sinatra station, Top 40, 80’s on 8, some country, a little bit of comedy, and NPR…all at my fingertips.
* I will never again search through channels of static on road trips.
* $12.95 a month for all this glory. I love it.

Things That Suck The Filling Out Of It:
* My receiver is mounted on my dash, not on the roof of my car (as recommended). This makes for skipping or dropping out when I drive under any type of large cement structure (parking garages, drive-thru ATMs, overpasses, etc.). Annoying, but I’ve gotten used to it.

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